diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/account/Account.java b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/account/Account.java
index f98458ef..2f81de5d 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/account/Account.java
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/account/Account.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.cobbzilla.wizard.filters.auth.TokenPrincipal;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.HashedPassword;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.Identifiable;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.IdentifiableBase;
+import org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.entityconfig.EntityFieldType;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.entityconfig.annotations.*;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.search.SqlViewSearchResult;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.validation.ConstraintViolationBean;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+import static bubble.server.BubbleConfiguration.DEFAULT_LOCALE;
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS;
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.*;
@@ -110,6 +112,11 @@ public class Account extends IdentifiableBase implements TokenPrincipal, SqlView
     @Type(type=ENCRYPTED_STRING) @Column(columnDefinition="varchar("+(10000+ENC_PAD)+")")
     @Getter @Setter private String description;
 
+    @ECSearchable @ECField(type=EntityFieldType.locale)
+    @Size(max=20, message="err.locale.length")
+    @Type(type=ENCRYPTED_STRING) @Column(columnDefinition="varchar("+(20+ENC_PAD)+") NOT NULL")
+    @Getter @Setter private String locale = DEFAULT_LOCALE;
+
     @ECSearchable
     @Getter @Setter private Boolean admin = false;
     public boolean admin () { return admin != null && admin; }
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/app/RuleDriver.java b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/app/RuleDriver.java
index dae185fc..e3bbbad7 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/app/RuleDriver.java
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/app/RuleDriver.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package bubble.model.app;
 import bubble.model.account.Account;
 import bubble.model.account.AccountTemplate;
 import bubble.rule.AppRuleDriver;
+import bubble.server.BubbleConfiguration;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import lombok.Getter;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import javax.persistence.*;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 import static bubble.ApiConstants.*;
+import static bubble.server.BubbleConfiguration.DEFAULT_LOCALE;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.io.StreamUtil.stream2string;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.json.JsonUtil.json;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.reflect.ReflectionUtil.copy;
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ public class RuleDriver extends IdentifiableBase implements AccountTemplate {
     @Transient @Getter @Setter private AppRuleDriverDescriptor descriptor;
 
     public AppRuleDriverDescriptor getDescriptor(Locale locale) {
-        final String localeString = locale != null ? locale.toString() : "en_US";
+        final String localeString = locale != null ? locale.toString() : DEFAULT_LOCALE;
         final AppRuleDriverDescriptor localized;
         final String prefix = driverClass.replace(".", "/");
         try {
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/cloud/BubbleNetwork.java b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/cloud/BubbleNetwork.java
index 4ba4ddb8..8ec9612a 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/cloud/BubbleNetwork.java
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/model/cloud/BubbleNetwork.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import static bubble.ApiConstants.EP_NETWORKS;
 import static bubble.ApiConstants.ROOT_NETWORK_UUID;
 import static bubble.model.cloud.BubbleDomain.DOMAIN_NAME_MAXLEN;
 import static bubble.model.cloud.BubbleNetworkState.created;
+import static bubble.server.BubbleConfiguration.DEFAULT_LOCALE;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.die;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.reflect.ReflectionUtil.copy;
 import static org.cobbzilla.wizard.model.crypto.EncryptedTypes.ENCRYPTED_STRING;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ public class BubbleNetwork extends IdentifiableBase implements HasNetwork, HasBu
     @ECSearchable @ECField(type=EntityFieldType.locale)
     @Size(max=20, message="err.locale.length")
     @Type(type=ENCRYPTED_STRING) @Column(columnDefinition="varchar("+(20+ENC_PAD)+") NOT NULL")
-    @Getter @Setter private String locale = "en_US";
+    @Getter @Setter private String locale = DEFAULT_LOCALE;
 
     // A unicode timezone alias from: cobbzilla-utils/src/main/resources/org/cobbzilla/util/time/unicode-timezones.xml
     // All unicode aliases are guaranteed to map to a Linux timezone and a Java timezone
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/resources/account/MeResource.java b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/resources/account/MeResource.java
index 24dbc388..11fe34de 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/resources/account/MeResource.java
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/resources/account/MeResource.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import bubble.service.cloud.StandardNetworkService;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import lombok.Cleanup;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.cobbzilla.util.string.LocaleUtil;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.auth.ChangePasswordRequest;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.client.ApiClientBase;
 import org.cobbzilla.wizard.client.script.ApiRunner;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import javax.ws.rs.*;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import static bubble.ApiConstants.*;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.errorString;
@@ -69,6 +71,28 @@ public class MeResource {
         }
     }
 
+    @GET @Path(EP_LOCALE)
+    public Response getLocale(@Context ContainerRequest ctx) {
+        final Account account = userPrincipal(ctx);
+        return ok(account.getLocale());
+    }
+
+    @POST @Path(EP_LOCALE+"/{locale}")
+    public Response setLocale(@Context ContainerRequest ctx,
+                              @PathParam("locale") String locale) {
+        final Account account = userPrincipal(ctx);
+        final Account me = accountDAO.findByUuid(account.getUuid());
+        if (me == null) return notFound();
+
+        final Locale loc;
+        try {
+            loc = LocaleUtil.fromStringOrDie(locale); // must be valid
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return invalid("err.locale.invalid", "Invalid locale: "+locale, locale);
+        }
+        return ok(accountDAO.update(me.setLocale(loc.toString())));
+    }
+
     @POST @Path(EP_CHANGE_PASSWORD)
     public Response changePassword(@Context ContainerRequest ctx,
                                    ChangePasswordRequest request) {
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/server/BubbleConfiguration.java b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/server/BubbleConfiguration.java
index 8bb9622f..324d8bf0 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/server/BubbleConfiguration.java
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/java/bubble/server/BubbleConfiguration.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public class BubbleConfiguration extends PgRestServerConfiguration
     public static final String TAG_PAYMENTS_ENABLED = "paymentsEnabled";
     public static final String TAG_CLOUD_DRIVERS = "cloudDrivers";
     public static final String TAG_ENTITY_CLASSES = "entityClasses";
+    public static final String TAG_LOCALES = "locales";
 
     public static final String DEFAULT_LOCALE = "en_US";
     public static final String DEFAULT_LOCAL_STORAGE_DIR = HOME_DIR + "/.bubble_local_storage";
@@ -237,12 +238,15 @@ public class BubbleConfiguration extends PgRestServerConfiguration
                         {TAG_SAGE_LAUNCHER, isSageLauncher()},
                         {TAG_PAYMENTS_ENABLED, paymentsEnabled()},
                         {TAG_CLOUD_DRIVERS, getCloudDriverClasses()},
-                        {TAG_ENTITY_CLASSES, getSortedEntityClassNames()}
+                        {TAG_ENTITY_CLASSES, getSortedEntityClassNames()},
+                        {TAG_LOCALES, getAllLocales()}
                 }));
             }
             return publicSystemConfigs.get();
         }
     }
+
+    // called after activation, because now thisNetwork will be defined. otherwise it remains unchanged
     public void refreshPublicSystemConfigs () { synchronized (publicSystemConfigs) { publicSystemConfigs.set(null); } }
 
     @Getter @Setter private String[] disallowedCountries;
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/resources/message_templates/en_US/server/post_auth/ResourceMessages.properties b/bubble-server/src/main/resources/message_templates/en_US/server/post_auth/ResourceMessages.properties
index caa0fa2f..93807e51 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/resources/message_templates/en_US/server/post_auth/ResourceMessages.properties
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/resources/message_templates/en_US/server/post_auth/ResourceMessages.properties
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ message_no_verified_contacts_subtext=Before creating your first Bubble, please v
 form_title_new_network=New Bubble
 field_label_network_name=Name
 field_label_network_domain=Domain
-field_label_locale=Language
-field_label_timezone=Time Zone
 field_label_plan=Plan
 field_label_region=Location
 field_label_footprint=Footprint
@@ -180,10 +178,6 @@ footprint_description_EU=Your Bubble will only run within European Union countri
 footprint_name_Worldwide=World-wide
 footprint_description_Worldwide=Your Bubble can run anywhere in the world
 
-# Supported locales
-locale_codes=en_US
-locale_en_US=English (US)
-
 # Payment methods
 payment_description_credit=Credit or Debit Card
 payment_description_code=Invitation Code
@@ -330,8 +324,6 @@ err.label.length=Label is too long
 err.latlon.invalid=lat/lon is invalid
 err.list.failed=listing failed for prefix
 err.listNext.failed=listing next batch failed for id
-err.locale.length=Locale is too long
-err.locale.required=Locale is required
 err.name.invalid=Name is invalid
 err.name.regexFailed=Name must start with a letter and can only contain letters, numbers, hyphens, periods and underscores
 err.node.name.alreadyExists=A node already exists with the same FQDN
@@ -434,9 +426,6 @@ err.tgzB64.invalid.missingTasksMainYml=No tasks/main.yml file found for role in
 err.tgzB64.invalid.writingToStorage=Error writing tgz to storage
 err.tgzB64.invalid.readingFromStorage=Error reading tgz from storage
 err.tgzB64.required=tgzB64 is required
-err.timezone.unknown=An error ocurred trying to determine the time zone
-err.timezone.length=Time zone is too long
-err.timezone.required=Time zone is requird
 err.totpKey.length=TOTP key is required
 err.type.notVerifiable=Type is not verifiable
 err.type.invalid=Type is invalid
diff --git a/bubble-server/src/main/resources/message_templates/en_US/server/pre_auth/ResourceMessages.properties b/bubble-server/src/main/resources/message_templates/en_US/server/pre_auth/ResourceMessages.properties
index 1bad724e..10cc586e 100644
--- a/bubble-server/src/main/resources/message_templates/en_US/server/pre_auth/ResourceMessages.properties
+++ b/bubble-server/src/main/resources/message_templates/en_US/server/pre_auth/ResourceMessages.properties
@@ -8,6 +8,27 @@ message_false=False
 message_null=null
 message_undefined=undefined
 
+button_label_set_locale=Set Language
+field_label_locale=Language
+field_label_timezone=Time Zone
+
+# Locales
+locale_codes=en_US,fr_FR,es_ES,it_IT,de_DE,en_GB,es_US
+locale_en_US=English (US)
+locale_es_US=Spanish (US)
+locale_es_ES=Spanish
+locale_it_IT=Italian
+locale_fr_FR=French
+locale_de_DE=German
+locale_en_GB=English (GB)
+locale_detect=Auto Detect
+err.locale.invalid=Locale is invalid
+err.locale.length=Locale is too long
+err.locale.required=Locale is required
+err.timezone.unknown=An error occurred trying to determine the time zone
+err.timezone.length=Time zone is too long
+err.timezone.required=Time zone is required
+
 err.name.required=Name is required
 err.name.tooShort=Name must be at least 4 characters
 err.name.tooLong=Name cannot be longer than 100 characters
diff --git a/bubble-web b/bubble-web
index 3eab9042..7426503b 160000
--- a/bubble-web
+++ b/bubble-web
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3eab904291f158ab130c549a2bdd15bb77f0ec03
+Subproject commit 7426503bbf995c3ff73ec8ea33bee1af83b8d3e1
diff --git a/utils/cobbzilla-utils b/utils/cobbzilla-utils
index 9087017e..7437196e 160000
--- a/utils/cobbzilla-utils
+++ b/utils/cobbzilla-utils
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9087017eda08a97479010705e00014d31e8ccec1
+Subproject commit 7437196eaf77b7426f43264a781f9f0457ff710f